Sgt. Frog has been demoted. Until April, the outer-space star of the "Keroro Gunso" children's animated program commanded a primetime slot on the Friday-evening schedule in Japan, but his platoon has ...

Japan’s animation industry grew by 14.8% to hit record revenues of $25BN (JPY3.8TR) in 2024, with much of the increase coming from overseas markets, according to a report presented by the Association ...

Overseas revenues of Japanese animation exceeded local consumption for only the second time last year. But the export-led boom is expected to continue, the Association of Japanese Animations said on ...

Toei Animation, Kodansha and other anime content providers have banded together to start a channel on YouTube. The goal is to have 30 companies providing 3,000 anime titles by 2022, with the number of ...

Japan is mounting its strongest presence at the Berlin Film Festival in years, with seven films spanning competition, Forum, ...

When the AI Studio Ghibli filter that turns photos and videos into the beloved style of Hayao Miyazaki's anime was released, it sparked a heated debate on artists' copyrights. Even though Studio ...

Japan's Mamoru Hosoda returns with a visually creative version of "Hamlet" that digs beyond grief into realms of revenge and forgiveness.

Japan's animation industry grew by 14.8% to hit record revenues of $25BN (JPY3.8TR) in 2024, with much of the increase coming from overseas markets, according to a report presented by the Association ...

But Japan’s overall love for cartoon entertainment is not in total decline, as evidenced by the booming demand for animated movies. Studio Ghibli is among the most famous animation studios, and the ...